| Sa., 16.09.1978 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - HFC Chemie | 0:2 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:0 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:1 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5:0 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:1 |
| Sa., 16.09.1978 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 5-0-0 | 15:4 | 11 | 10 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 4-1-0 | 15:4 | 11 | 9 - 1 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 3-2-0 | 9:5 | 4 | 8 - 2 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3-1-1 | 14:4 | 10 | 7 - 3 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3-1-1 | 9:3 | 6 | 7 - 3 |
| 6. |  |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 3-1-1 | 9:3 | 6 | 7 - 3 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 2-1-2 | 7:9 | -2 | 5 - 5 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 5 | 2-1-2 | 5:8 | -3 | 5 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 1-2-2 | 7:9 | -2 | 4 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1-1-3 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 1-0-4 | 4:9 | -5 | 2 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 1-0-4 | 2:13 | -11 | 2 - 8 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 0-1-4 | 6:12 | -6 | 1 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 0-0-5 | 1:12 | -11 | 0 - 10 |